How do I get from London Heathrow airport to Stansted Airport?

Q: How do I get from London Heathrow airport to Stansted Airport?

Elizabeth line and Stansted Express to Stansted: £22.80 for one traveler, 84–95 min. It leaves you at Stansted Airport station, under the terminal. The only direct way is the National Express coach: from £21.30, 1 hour 20 to 1 hour 50, from 07:35 to 23:30, to Stansted's coach station, but only about a dozen a day. By train it is the Elizabeth line to Liverpool Street and the Stansted Express on: £22.80 by contactless (£27.80 at weekday peaks), about an hour and three quarters to two hours.

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2 ways to Stansted Airport

For London generally we recommend the Piccadilly line; for Stansted Airport the answer changes.

Recommended

2 minutes quicker than the National Express coach to Stansted (sold from £21.30), for up to £1.50 more. And no booking needed.

Elizabeth line and Stansted Express to Stansted

ElizabethStansted Express · Transport for London and Greater Anglia

84–95 min rideEvery 30 min05:21–22:25

Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 or Terminal 4 rail stationStansted Airport station

1 changeLuggage space

£22.80total for 1 adult£22.80 eachBuy ticketOn Transport for London and Greater Anglia

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 or Terminal 4 rail station; changing at Liverpool Street

£22.80 by contactless for the whole trip, on TfL's fare finder, and £27.80 on weekdays from 06:30 to 09:30 and from 16:00 to 19:00. Oyster does not work at Stansted.

Luggage. Racks at the ends of the Elizabeth line carriages; racks at the ends of the Stansted trains.

Hours. Monday to Saturday from Terminals 2 and 3. On Sundays the first is 07:39.

Price for every party size · Fare source

Shuttle

National Express coach to Stansted

Shuttle · National Express

80–110 min rideEvery 120 min07:35–23:30

Heathrow Central Bus Station for Terminals 2 and 3Stansted Airport coach station

Pre-book

from £21.30total for 1 adultfrom £21.30 eachBuy ticketOn National Express

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Heathrow Central Bus Station for Terminals 2 and 3, outside Terminal 5 (stops 11 to 15) or outside Terminal 4 (stops 12 to 14)

From £21.30 one way, limited availability, including a £1.50 booking fee. Later bookings cost more.

Luggage. One large suitcase (or two medium) and one soft hand-luggage item per person.

Hours. Daily, about a dozen coaches, from the Central Bus Station for Terminals 2 and 3; Terminal 5 is a separate stop 15 to 20 minutes away. Nothing leaves between 23:30 and 07:35.

Price for every party size · Fare source

The only direct way is the National Express coach: from £21.30, 1 hour 20 to 1 hour 50, from 07:35 to 23:30, to Stansted's coach station, but only about a dozen a day. By train it is the Elizabeth line to Liverpool Street and the Stansted Express on: £22.80 by contactless (£27.80 at weekday peaks), about an hour and three quarters to two hours.

Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from Heathrow into London

Your destination

Straight there.

London's airport to the north-east, 100 km from Heathrow by the coach that links the two. For a connection, not for the city.

London Heathrow

Follow the signs

Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 or Terminal 4 rail station

Elizabeth line and Stansted Express to Stansted · 84–95 min

Stansted Airport

Elizabeth line and Stansted Express to Stansted serves Stansted Airport. N9 night bus does not.

Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the National Express coach to Stansted runs 07:35–23:30, and the Elizabeth line and Stansted Express to Stansted runs 05:21–22:25. Outside those hours nothing on this board runs to the center, and taxis are not priced on it. and the board keeps only what is running.

From arrivals to Stansted Airport

Find the stop

Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 or Terminal 4 rail station. Follow the signs from arrivals.

Choose Elizabeth line and Stansted Express to Stansted

Check the destination and departure board before boarding.

Arrive at Stansted Airport

84–95 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

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Continuing by public transport?

Follow the station signs for your onward connection.

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Check the address and choose the nearest exit.

Before you travel

Does the N9 night bus stop at Stansted Airport?

No. It runs to Green Park in 79 minutes.

Does the Piccadilly line stop at Stansted Airport?

No. It runs to Every Zone 1 station without a change.

What if my flight arrives late?

Is Stansted Airport in London?